Paychecks changed for Illinois workers from Jan. 1, 2015

Beginning with tax year 2015, the Illinois State personal income tax rates have changed from 5% to 3.75% and exemption allowances increased from $2,100 in 2014 to $2,150 in 2015. Accordingly, effective for payrolls made on or after January 1, 2015, employers must use the revised withholding tax tables and methods included to compute the amount of Illinois State taxes to be withheld from employees.

EzPayCheck payroll software includes this changes in its 2015 version.

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The new Illinois 2015 Withholding Tables (Effective Jan 1, 2015) is available at: